Six Spanish tennis players arrested in match-fixing sting

Six Spanish tennis players have been arrested on suspicion of match-fixing as part of one of the biggest probes in tennis history.

A total of 34 people, all from Spain, have been detained after the Spanish authority-led Operation Futures looked at a number of lower-tier ATP Challenger and ITF Pro Circuit events in Spain and Portugal this year.

Players were allegedly offered money to lose specific points, games, sets and matches. The six players involved have not been identified but authorities confirmed that they are ranked between No 800 and 1,200 in the world. There are a total of 17 male and 16 female Spanish players ranked within this range.

Police say evidence has been found pointing to match-fixing attempts at 17 tournaments across five…